West Bengal Regulator Directs State DISCOM to Allow Open Access to ITC Limited
The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) approved ITC Limited's request for open access. The Commission directed the West Bengal State Load Despatch Center (SLDC) to coordinate with Calcutta Electricity ...
Electricity Tribunal Rules in Favor of Wind Generator, Sets Aside CERC Order
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has ruled in favor of a wind developer who sought the tribunal to set aside an order by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) ...
QCAs in Maharashtra Receive Bills Against Renewable Deviation Settlement Mechanism
The Maharashtra State Load Despatch Center (MSLDC) has written to qualified coordinating agencies (QCAs) in the state asking them to pay their bills for renewable energy deviation settlement mechanism (RE-DSM) ...
CERC Orders Issue of RECs to Renewable Developer That Was Denied Due to Procedural Delays
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has directed the National Load Despatch Center (NLDC) to issue renewable energy certificates (RECs) due to a renewable generator. The certificates were not issued ...
Solar Federation Urges Telangana to Stop Arbitrary Solar Power Curtailment
The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has written to the Government of Telangana asking it to address the issue of the state load despatch center (SLDC) haphazardly restricting ...
Is Unconditional Letter of Credit the Answer to Solar, Wind Payment Issues?
Cases of payment delays to renewable generators have become common and on the rise. However, the Ministry of Power has given these developers a shot in the arm by introducing ...
MNRE Warns States: Honor ‘Must Run’ Status of Solar and Wind Energy
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a letter to the chief secretaries of all states and union territories, asking them to ensure that ‘must run’ status ...
DISCOMs Feel the Heat: No Letter of Credit, No Advance Payment, No Power
The Ministry of Power has issued procedural guidelines for the scheduling of power to distribution companies in case of non-maintenance of the line of credit under the payment security mechanism. Recently, Minister ...
DISCOMs Mandated to Maintain Letter of Credit as Payment Security Mechanism to Buy Power
In a bold move, RK Singh, Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy has announced the approval of a proposal to make it mandatory for distribution ...
National Load Despatch Center Asked to Review and Issue RECs to Gujarat Wind Developer
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued an order in favor of wind developer Enn Enn Corp Limited which had filed a petition against the rejection of its request ...
CERC Asks National Load Despatch Centre to Issue RECs for Commissioned Renewable Projects
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has ordered the national load despatch centre (NLDC) to issue renewable energy certificates (RECs) for a small hydro project of capacity 10 MW and ...
Transmission, Wheeling, Cross-Subsidy Charges for Captive and Renewable Projects in UP
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has issued new regulations titled “Captive and Renewable Energy Generating Plants Regulations, 2019,” which will be enforced from April 1, 2019, through March 31, ...
Delhi’s Power Development Fund to Finance Transmission Systems That Ease Congestion
Transmission systems aimed at easing congestion in intra-state transmission systems can now receive funding from the Power System Development Fund (PSDF) of Delhi, according to a newly released Delhi Electricity ...
Gujarat Announces New Regulations for Deviation Settlement of Solar and Wind Power
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has announced new regulations for the forecasting, scheduling, and deviation settlement of solar and wind generating sources in the state. These regulations will be ...
CERC’s Final Amendment to Interstate Open Access Power Regulations
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has finalized the amended regulations for open access in interstate transmission, which were initially passed in 2008. The new regulations will be in effect ...
Assam Issues Regulations for Open Access in Intrastate and Interstate Transmission
The Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (AERC) has issued AERC (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and related matters) Regulations, 2018. These regulations apply to the state of Assam and will come into force ...
Corporates Win Three Solar and Non-solar RPO Compliance Delay Cases in Karnataka
In three separate cases related to the delay in compliance of renewable purchase obligation (RPO)by corporates, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has provided relief to the obligated entities. Case ...
Telangana Issues Deviation Settlement Regulations for Solar and Wind Generation
The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has issued new regulations for the forecasting, scheduling, and deviation settlement of solar and wind generation sources. These regulations will apply to all ...
CERC Creates Registration Procedure for DISCOMs and Renewable Energy Projects
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued a procedure for the registration of renewable energy projects and distribution licensees (DISCOMs) by the agency. This procedure is designed to improve ...
Insight into the Grid Failure in India
The massive grid failure in India last week affected over 600 million people. With speculations abound as to the reasons for the failure, we decided to talk to engineers working ...